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title: "Kehrmaschine: der, die or das? It’s die Kehrmaschine | Yupo"
description: "Short answer: die Kehrmaschine, “street sweeper”. Accusative: die Kehrmaschine; dative: der Kehrmaschine. Learn why it takes die and test yourself with a mini quiz."
url: https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kehrmaschine/
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# Kehrmaschine: der, die or das?

die Kehrmaschine

Street sweeper

feminin · feminine [City and transport](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/city-transport/) Level: Advanced

**Short answer:** Kehrmaschine takes the article die (die Kehrmaschine). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “street sweeper” in English.

## Kehrmaschine: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Street sweeper
- **Topic**: City and transport
- **Yupo level**: Advanced

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Kehrmaschine in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Kehrmaschine)
- [Kehrmaschine in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Kehrmaschine)

Last updated: October 24, 2026 · [Method](https://yupolearn.com/en/about/#method)

## Why does Kehrmaschine take die?

Nouns ending in -ine usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 25 of 25 such words take die (100%).

[See the article rules →](https://yupolearn.com/en/german-article-rules/#suffix-ine)

## Kehrmaschine in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | die Kehrmaschine |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | die Kehrmaschine |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | der Kehrmaschine |

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